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Are
free elections democratic?

Is it
really democratic when people discontent
go vote and people content do not feel the
urge to vote? This way there will always
be discontent with the government;
discontent that might not be the majority
nor have democracy as a result. Possibly a
system of a representative random
selection as a poll would make a better
guess (although taking the initiative of a
poll one still has the problem of those
people who are not willing to choose). One
might also say: polls are scientific and
elections are political. The elections
decisive give governments that do not
represent the population as a whole, but
maybe only represent the peoples
discontent, desire or will for power. Thus
there can always be something demoniac and
undemocratic in the government. Thus it is
true that the whole of democracy is
founded on our belief in human goodness
and not on having a representative
government. We are never sure whether the
government is representative (read:
democratic) or not. We can only be sure of
our own goodness and thus our faith that
the state officials chosen are
conscientious (read: intelligent) enough
to hearten the interest of all (or else be
voted away). Elections are necessary, for
those who want it, the real want is to
have our wanting for goodness and soul
instead of for passion and ego.